Writing

I have spent several periods of time (too long to be proud of) trying to figure out how to effectively use Google Documents , an often praised resource or tool for collaborating with others . I was wasting my time until I ran across the brief tutorial in Using Google Docs in the […]

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This is a private message to Jenna Bush and her family (please don’t read)!
Jenna,
Congratulations to you and Henry on your engagement and your soon to be marriage!
I know that you particularly busy right now with the wedding and all but give me just a minute.
In January I emailed the White House saying that my company […]

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Entrepreneur Magazine (May 2008) had a good and consise article on getting started blogging. The article, written by By John Jantsch, is entitled The New Frontier: These days, everyone’s blogging. Is it time for your business to join the club?
I would add:

Is it time for your book club to join the club?
Is […]

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Just received this email from Real Eyes Bookstore:
Dear Literary Family,
We hope you have already marked your calendars for September 6, 2008! The CLF committee has been working hard to bring great authors, awesome bands, and speakers that will bring awareness to the community. As I stated before we are excited to announce Family Dollar as […]

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The author of Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine, has written a how-to-guide for students 10 and up.  Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly. Newsweek says,

“The book’s advice covers the basics: add a mixture of narrative and dialogue; don’t solve all the problems until the end; pay attention to details. But Levine makes it fun, […]

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